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Make a free guideLooking for a Genestealer Purple equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Genestealer Purple (Citadel Colour) in Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Colour Primer, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Game Color Effects, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Genestealer Purple, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Phoenician PurpleCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Royal PurpleVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- BaseGenestealer PurpleCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Hexed VioletArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Augur BlueArmy Painter FanaticClose match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.